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RARE ancient Bagan bronze lotus 11th Century 52 cm    US $899,999.99

Tibetan Bronze Jambhala on Lion 17th 18th Century    US $85,000.00

Very Old Amitayus Tibet Buddha Gilt Bronze 24K Gold Plated 18th Century Genuine    US $43,888.00

17th 18th Century Tibetan Bronze Figure of Mahakala    US $24,000.00

14th 15th Century Nepalese Silvered Bronze Tara or Guanyin    US $48,000.00

ANTIQUE INDIAN MUGHAL BRONZE PILGRIM FLASK 17th Century    US $15,000.00

WOW Authentic antique 18th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese bronze Foo Dog    US $15,000.00

OLD Thai Buddha Ayutthaya Statue Bronze 19th century    US $12,900.00

16th 18th Century Sukhothai Seated Bronze Buddha    US $12,000.00

18th 19th Century Bronze Seated Jambhupati Buddha    US $12,000.00

19 century Antique 22 inch Thai Budha stand brass bronze amazing of Thailand    US $7,500.00

19th Century Antique Chinese Bronze Matching Pair Incense Burners    US $6,999.00

MAGNIFICENT 18th Century Chiang Saen Bronze Buddha Black Meteor Eyes    US $6,500.00

Thailand Bronze Head Chiegsean Period 14th Century    US $6,000.00

19 century Antique 22 inch Thai Budha sitting brass bronze amazing of Thailand    US $5,500.00

Large Bronze Chinese Arrow Vase 15th Century    US $4,500.00

Chinese Ming Bronze Seated Figure 16th 17th Century    US $4,500.00

antique 18th Century bronze Burmese Buddha 33cm 13 inch exquisite details    US $3,900.00

Magnificent 19th Century Japanese Bronze Man Statue    US $3,890.00

Large 15th 16th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Buddha Statue    US $3,795.00

Huge Antique 19th century Japanese Bronze Censer Koro    US $3,500.00

19 century Antique 16 inchThai Budha silver bronze rare old amazing of Thailand    US $3,500.00

Large Bronze Seated Thai Buddha Late 19th Early 20th Century    US $3,500.00

Early 19th Century Rare Burmese Bronze Seated Rishi    US $3,340.00

A Nice and Old 15th Century Tibetan Buddha Maiterya Bronze Statue Attractive    US $2,959.20

33The 20 th century most influential people chairman Mao Zedong BUST Bronze St    US $3,003.00

RARE ancient bronze image Buddha from Pyu Kingdom 6th century    US $2,999.99

Chinese Bronze Censer Ming Dynasty China 17th Century    US $2,800.00

Wonderful Antique 19th Century Chinese Bronze Incense Burner Rare Design    US $2,690.00

19 century Antique 14 inchThai Budha silver bronze rare old amazing of Thailand    US $2,500.00

Rare Old Antique Bronze Han Dynasty Mirror 3rd cent BC 3rd century AD] China    US $2,499.99

17th Century Bronze Siva Lingum with Naga Canopy    US $2,400.00

18th Century Chinese Bronze Figural Bearded Man Incense Burner    US $2,236.00

13 14th Century West Tibetan Bronze Sadaskari    US $2,000.00

LARGE PAIR of JAPANESE BRONZES with GOLD INLAY BIRDS 19th CENTURY    US $2,000.00

Collection of Five 12th 18th Century Bronze Buddha Heads from Thailand Siam    US $2,000.00

·Mar· 2 x Superb Antique Chinese Earthenware Jar 19th Century Bronze Enamel    US $1,999.00

19 century Antique Thai Budha silver bronze rare old amazing of Thailand    US $1,800.00

A Khmer bronze seated buddha 13th 14th century Cambodia Thailand AD x4517    US $1,700.00

Antique Chinese Bronze Incense Burner Censor Impressive 19th Century    US $1,699.99

30huge Red Bronze Superb Exquisite Century Duel Double fengshui Dragon wealth    US $1,599.00

RARE BRONZE MEDITATING UTHONG BUDDHA B STYLE 19th Century Lot 16    US $1,559.00

A finely cast bronze statute of Madurai Veeran 19th Century x5802    US $1,550.00

19 century Antique Full face Thai budha brass bronze amazing of Thailand rare    US $1,500.00

19 century Antique Thai Budha sitting brass bronze amazing of Thailand very old    US $1,500.00

Big Antique Japanese Bronze Vase 19th century    US $1,499.00

$145000 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE AND ENAMAL VASE SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION    US $1,450.00

19th century bronze oriental teapot with painted scenes 12x75    US $1,400.00

19th Century Hayagriva Gilt Bronze Hayagriva Buddha    US $1,250.00

SONG DYNASTY CAST BRONZE VASE 12TH TO 14TH CENTURY    US $1,200.00

18 century Antique Thai Budha sitting brass bronze amazing of Thailand very old    US $1,200.00

19 century Antique Thai Budha stand brass bronze amazing of Thailand very old    US $1,200.00

Rare Old Antique Chinese Bronze Vase Bowl 19 century China    US $1,199.99

Fine 19th Century Chinese Bronze Mountain Sculpture on Wood Stand    US $1,196.00

Fine 18th Century Antique Chinese Bronze Censor    US $1,196.00

Early 20th Century French Gilt Bronze Chinese Rose Medallion Centerpiece    US $1,150.00

ANTIQUE End of 19 Century JAPANESE LARGE BRONZE VASE    US $1,120.00

Japanese Karura bronze Mid 19th Century or older    US $1,000.00

19th Century A Set of Burmese Bronze Gong    US $1,000.00

ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER STAND CIRCA 17TH 18TH CENTURY MUSEUM PIECE    US $999.99

Khmer bronze bell Angkorian period 12th 13th century AD x4487    US $980.00

19 century Antique Black eagle with snake rare bronze amazing of Thailand    US $975.00

·Mar· 2 x Nice Antique Chinese Vases 19th Century Bronze    US $899.00

12th Century Khmer Bronze Knife with Decoration    US $850.00

Vintage Rare 19th Century Chinese Bronze Jardiniere w Dragon Bird Original Stamp    US $850.00

An Indian Bronze Horse Stirrup 18th 19th century Islamic Indo Persian Mugal    US $800.00

Chiense 19th century big bronze decorated vase j1143    US $800.00

Antique Chinese Bronze Candleholders 19th Century SUPERB    US $785.00

Antique 18th century Nepalese Bronze Figure of Buddha    US $780.00

Antique Chinese Bronze Fu Dog 19th Century or Earlier    US $779.95

Khmer Bronze Vishnu 12th 13th Century    US $750.00

A CHINESE GILT SPLASHED ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE 19 20th CENTURY    US $750.00

Antique Japanese Bronze Vase 19th Century    US $750.00

19th Century Indian Bronze Elephant Temple Toy    US $725.00

RARE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE CLOISONNE REPOUSSE ENAMEL OLD BOWL JAR BOX    US $695.00

20th Century Burmese Bronze Standing Bodybuilder    US $670.00

ANTIQUE DARK BRONZE 11TH 13TH CENTURY KRISHNA TAMIL NADU INDIA    US $650.00

Rare Chinese 18th Or Early 19th Century Qing Gilded Bronze Cloisonne Brush Pot    US $1,027.46

PAIR MATCHING JAPANESE MEIJI TURTLE BRONZES Mid Late 19th Century TORTOISE    US $600.67

Where does snug as a bug come from

We have all heard the old expressions “snug as a bug in a rug” and “sleep tight”, and they conjure up such a warm, cosy picture in our minds, but the true meaning of these phrases are quite different! They make reference back to the good old days when the beds were infested with bugs and “sleep tight” comes from the 16th century when mattresses were placed on the top of ropes which needed tightening regularly.

So, tonight when you tuck down for the night have a thought for our ancestors and wonder how they probably felt at bedtime!

Neolithic Period – Its 10,000 years ago since the first primitive beds were heard of.

3400 BC – It was the bright Egyptians who thought of raising a pallet off the floor away from the draughts. Tutankhamen had a bed made out of gold and ebony, whilst the commoners slept on beds made from palm leaves heaped in a corner of the room.

The Roman Empire – The deviceful romans produced the first real luxury beds. They were richly adorned with gold, silver and bronze. Mattresses were made from feathers, hay, wool and reeds. It is said they were also the first to invent the water bed.

The Renaissance Period – During this time that mattresses were made from straw and pea shucks, very often feathers stuffed into course ticks and then often covered in the most sumptuous velvets, brocade and silks.

16th and 17th Centuries – It is during this time when the mattresses were stuffed with straw or down and placed on top of a latticework of rope, hence the term “sleep tight”.

18th Century – During this period beds were made from cast iron and cotton mattresses. They were so much more hygienic as they provided an area which was far less attractive to vermin and bed bugs.

1865 – the first bed with coil springs was made and patented

1930 – this saw the introduction of inner sprung mattresses along with bases that were upholstered

1940 – from North American came the futon

1950 – foam rubber mattresses and also pillows were manufactured

1960 – the trendy water bed was introduced

1980 – the airbed was launched

1990 – The Americans were the first to produce the “queen size” mattress

Which takes us to the 2000’s where we have so much choice in the way of bedroom furniture. Today we have the choice between memory foam mattresses, air beds, water beds and hi tec adjustable beds.

So, tonight when you snuggle down in your warm and comfy beds lets just remember how lucky we are to live in this day and age!

Galveston palace more than another old building (gadling)

Bishop's Palace is the oldest and best-known building in Galveston, Texas.
Currently open to the public, the 50+ room structure hosts much more than a
boring, historical tour of some old house that requires a lot of imagination
in order to visualize what life was like way back then. Instead, visitors are
briefly transported back to the 19th century on a tour that includes an up
close and personal view of the grandest moments of Victorian life.

Ranked among the top 100 homes in the United States, Bishop's Palace cost
$250,000 to build in 1893 (that would be about $6,250,000 today) and first
served as home to the family of Walter Gresham, a former Confederate colonel
and U.S. Congressman.

This home got its nickname as the "Bishop's Palace" in the 1920's, when the
then-Diocese of Galveston purchased the house for $40,000 as a home for Bishop
Christopher Byrne who always felt very humbled to live in such a "palace".

Currently being operated as a museum and historic home by the City of
Galveston, the building hosts bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury
materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces brought to Texas from
around the world.

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